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Real estate agents and brokers in Madison County, TN
The real estate agents and brokers in Madison County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,614 of 2,176 scored counties
#73 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 132
- 2 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $555.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,839 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 77
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.9
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 100,790
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Madison County spend about $555.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,839 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 23% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
Madison County has 132 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 2%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 32.9 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 2,008 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Madison County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madison County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,614 of 2,176 scored counties and #73 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Madison County compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Madison County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.9 | 29.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 77 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,008 | 1,725 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,839 | $14,833 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $60,042 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1322 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Madison County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 100,790+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,153
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 178
- Median household income
- $60,042+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,863
- Median home value
- $211,800
- Jobs located here
- 61,474
- Daytime population
- 118,262Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 80 | 20 | 11.6 | 248 | +7.7% | #26 of 2,176 |
| 2Macon County, TN | 79 | 6 | 6.4 | 393 | +9.5% | #35 of 2,176 |
| 3Union County, TN | 79 | 6 | 7.6 | 334 | +8.1% | #39 of 2,176 |
| 4Bedford County, TN | 79 | 25 | 12.8 | 206 | +9.7% | #42 of 2,176 |
| 5Polk County, TN | 78 | 6 | 8.1 | 318 | +5.9% | #51 of 2,176 |
| 6Gibson County, TN | 75 | 20 | 9.8 | 259 | +2.7% | #84 of 2,176 |
| 7Anderson County, TN | 75 | 47 | 14.3 | 186 | +6.1% | #90 of 2,176 |
| 8Sequatchie County, TN | 74 | 6 | 9.7 | 255 | +12.7% | #108 of 2,176 |
| 9Jefferson County, TN | 74 | 29 | 13.3 | 197 | +9.3% | #113 of 2,176 |
| 10Smith County, TN | 73 | 9 | 11.3 | 234 | +5.1% | #131 of 2,176 |
| 73Madison County, TN | 40 | 132 | 32.9 | 77 | +2.0% | #1,614 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Madison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management41
- Mortgage brokers and lenders60
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Madison County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 132 real estate agents and brokers in Madison County. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Madison County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $555.7M a year, or $13,839 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 132 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 23% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,153 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, TN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Madison County has 32.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 77, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Madison County would have about 102, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,008 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 100,790 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,153 households. Median household income in Madison County is $60,042, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Madison County scores 40 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,614 of 2,176 scored counties.
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